Dechert gains Singapore licence after eight-month wait as PwC completes local tie-up Legal Business Dechert and PwC step into Singapore as global players sustain push into key Asian hub This summer saw continued interest…
Chadbourne closes Kiev arm as Freshfields duo set up in Barcelona Legal Business Political tension and economic turbulence have seen more law firms retrench in the wider European region, with Chadbourne & Parke…
A chance to turn the corner for the SFO but a high-stakes test on ‘blockbuster’ cases could define its fate Legal Business Michael West assesses the prospects for the agency after settlement of the Tchenguiz claims He was always going to have…
Life During Law: Neel Sachdev, Kirkland & Ellis Legal Business I had training offers from a couple of Magic Circle firms, but I chose SJ Berwin because at that time…
News in brief – September 2014 Legal Business Squire Patton Boggs loses 23-strong team in Middle East Squire Patton Boggs saw the departure of five partners and 18…
Women in law – rising up the agenda but female lawyer numbers continue to slide at elite UK law firms Legal Business Even for the most jaded denizen of the City legal community it’s been hard to avoid noticing the greater emphasis…
Olswang appoints first board non-executives as it continues management overhaul Legal Business David Chance and Andreas Raffel have joined Olswang today (1 September) as the firm’s first non-executive directors to monitor and…
Asia: Simmons & Simmons launches Beijing IP agency as Bakers hires from Magic Circle firms in HK push Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has created a specialist trade mark practice in China, hiring George Chan as a partner from Asia…
A&O closer to launching new South Africa office with Bowman team Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) is getting closer to becoming the first Magic Circle firm to launch a South Africa base…
Ropes & Gray loses high yield partner Bloom as Jones Day builds capital markets practice Legal Business High-yield expert Jonathan Bloom has quit Ropes & Gray after five years to join rival US firm Jones Day’s London…
Reviving deal market lifts LB100 as top UK firms edge up profits and fees Legal Business While the headline Legal Business 100 (LB100) results are once again inflated by significant merger activity at every level, there…
Trainee retention round up: Slaughters leads Magic Circle as A&O keeps on 82% of trainees Jaishree Kalia All of the Magic Circle firms have unveiled their trainee retention rates for the September 2014 intake with Allen &…
Mishcon seeks greater collaboration with law firms in Russia, the US and the Middle East Tom Moore Mishcon de Reya has appointed commercial partner Adam Rose as head of international development following Rita Jardim’s exit in July…
Winckworth Sherwood and Richard Buxton advise as Queen’s former doctor takes action against City of London and St Barts Jaishree Kalia Winckworth Sherwood and Richard Buxton have won roles advising on the judicial review of planned development works to Barts hospital’s…
Shearman & Sterling and Slaughters lead on Bridgepoint’s £212m purchase of Moneycorp Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has advised European private equity group Bridgepoint on its £212m acquisition of Moneycorp, a foreign exchange provider,…
Guest Blog: Are you behaviourally challenged? How you frame advice could influence client decisions Legal Business I finally got round to reading this report from John Maule on the Legal Services Board research pages. It sells…
Government body’s report criticises ‘slow’ move from elitism in legal sector Legal Business The top jobs in the legal sector are still dominated by private schools, with ‘patchy evidence of Law, Medicine and…
Law Society foresees return to pre-recession growth for industry by 2015 Legal Business The Law Society has forecasted the UK legal industry will return to pre-Lehman levels of growth by next year, according…
Withers wins roles representing property investors suing banks over swaps Legal Business Property tycoons are preparing to hit UK’s courts over allegations that some of the UK’s leading lenders mis-sold hedging products…
‘A true asset’: Travers Smith private equity star Phil Sanderson set to join Ropes & Gray Legal Business City firm Travers Smith has lost heavyweight private equity partner Phil Sanderson who is set to join US firm Ropes…
